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What a pleasant surprise to find in my garden this morning, after listening to cicadas: Sphecius speciosus, the Cicada Killer or Cicada Hawk, a large digger wasp, that preys on cicadas.
...you'll still find flies
lens was fogging up due to the humidity after 5" rain overnight - this is what materialized out of a cranked up dehaze slider...
backyard capture in chesterfield
There wasn't enough wind so this Sweat Bee felt me grab onto the stem of the Sourgrass Flower that it was foraging in and climbed to the top of it to investigate. But when it did it was facing away from me. So I carefully turned the flower so that the critter was facing the camera. Gotta be gentle, cause I didn't want to spook the bee into taking off and I didn't want to damage the flower. I managed to get the shot and leave the both the critter and the Sourgrass unharmed.
Halictidae Lasioglossum
Sweat Bees in Sourgrass Deconstruction
Tech Specs: Canon 80D (F11, 1/250, ISO 100) + a Canon MP-E 65mm macro lens (over 2x) + a diffused MT-26EX-RT with a Kaiser adjustable flash shoe on the "A" head (the key), E-TTL metering, -1/3 FEC, second curtain sync). This is a single, uncropped, frame taken hand held. In post I used Topaz Denoise AI, Sharpen AI, and Clarity in that order.
Heute habe ich wirklich Glück gehabt und konnte diesen Tagpfauenauge – einer der schönsten Edelfalter erwischen.
Leider hat der kleine Kerle wohl schon einiges mitgemacht und abbekommen 😢
OM System OM-1 + M.Zuiko 90mm F3.5 Macro IS PRO + Godox V860iii + Cygnustech flash diffuser - 126 shots focus stacked
I found a Soldier Beetle eating Dandelion pollen that was more hungry than afraid. If you look closely you can see one of the hand like appendages that it uses to rake pollen into it's mouth. There's one of those "hands" on either side, but one of them is obscured by pollen.
Tech Specs: Canon 80D (F11, 1/125, ISO 200) + a Canon MP-E 65mm macro lens (over 3x) + a diffused MT-26EX-RT with a Kaiser adjustable flash shoe on the "A" head (the key), E-TTL metering, -1/3 FEC). This is a single, uncropped, frame taken hand held. In post I used Topaz Denoise AI and Clarity in that order. Shutter and ISO set to expose the sky in the background, but it was overcast so it came out a little dark.
really liking the way this one turned out - has the look of an animation cell, though it's a photo w/ only a bit of adjustment
wish i had completely nailed the focus on the protagonist but, otherwise, the abstract vibe, luminosity and color palette surpass my expectation when i clicked that shutter button
backyard capture in chesterfield
Tiny Bug in a Big Green World - Olympus OM-D E-M10 III, Fotodiox C to MFT adapter, 12mm CCTV CS Mount Lens
I found a Lavender Beetle hanging out on one of my Mint plants and photographed it when it paused long enough for me to get a shot.
Tech Specs: Canon 80D (F11, 1/250, ISO 200) + a Canon MP-E 65mm macro lens (set to 2x) + a diffused MT-26EX-RT (E-TTL metering, -2/3 FEC). This is a single, uncropped, frame taken hand held. In post I used Denoise AI, and Clarity in that order.
Phyllium philippinicum is a leaf insect from the Phlippines. A friend reared this girl from a nymph into the impressive individual she is today. Too large for my macro lense, had to go with the 50mm on this one...
I spotted this European Wool Carder Bee snoozing in some flowers around sundown and waited until the next morning to photograph it. But it was 23C (73F) and it didn't take long for it to wake up and fly off.
Tech Specs: Canon 80D (F11, 1/250, ISO 200) + a Canon MP-E 65mm macro lens (set to roughly 2x) + a diffused MT-26EX RT (E-TTL metering). This is a single, uncropped, frame taken hand held. In post I used Topaz Denoise AI and Clarity in that order.
Hier habe ich mit der Sony A7IV versucht mit einer Filmaufnahme eine Heidelibelle mittels Bracketing Funktion aufzunehmen. Das Bild entstand aus ca. 150 Einzelbilder.
Und es klappt wunderbar :)
Last year I bought a kit so I could raise some Swallowtail Butterflies (Papilio machaon) and this is a frame with the Canon MP-E 65mm macro lens set to about 2x.
Tech Specs: Canon 80D (F11, 1/250, ISO 100) + a Canon MP-E 65mm macro lens (set to 2x) + a diffused MT-26EX-RT with a Kaiser adjustable flash shoe on the "A" head (the key), E-TTL metering, -1/3 FEC). This is a single, uncropped, frame taken hand held. In post I used Topaz Sharpen AI and Clarity in that order. #WPDAnimals
“Artists can color the sky red because they know it's blue. Those of us who aren't artists must color things the way they really are or people might think we're stupid.”
~ Jules Feiffer
I found this pair making the 22 Spot Ladybug with two backs in my zucchini.
Tech Specs: Canon 80D (F11, 1/250, ISO 100) + a Canon MP-E 65mm macro lens (2x) + a diffused MT-26EX RT (E-TTL metering with -1/3 FEC). This is a single, uncropped, frame taken hand held. In post I used Topaz Denoise AI and Clarity in that order. The sharpening built into Denoise AI looked so good I used it to sharpen this photo.
It was sunny and warm enough this morning for the critters to get active, but it got cloudy and the temperature dropped so I went looking for something to photograph. I found a male European Blue Mason Bee semi-active on a Dandelion and decided to go for a high magnification portrait.
Osmia caerulescens
Tech Specs: Canon 80D (F11, 1/250, ISO 100) + a Canon MP-E 65mm macro lens (4x) + a diffused MT-26EX-RT with a Kaiser adjustable flash shoe on the "A" head (the key), E-TTL metering, -1/3 FEC). This is a single, uncropped, frame taken hand held. In post I used Topaz Denoise AI and Clarity in that order. I positioned the subject close to a marble step so I could use it as a reflector for the flash to keep the background from being black.
Today, I captured a Japanese cicada in my lens — a true symbol of summer days in Japan. These amazing insects spend most of their lives underground, emerging for just a few weeks to enjoy the sun and sing their melodic songs. Their enchanting trills create a unique atmosphere during Japanese summer evenings.
I normally do not like to let the background go dark due to flash fall off, but this Sweat Bee was in a tricky spot and I did not want to spook the critter into taking off.
Possibly Halictus sexcinctus.
Tech Specs: Canon 80D (F14, 1/250, ISO 100) + a Canon MP-E 65mm macro lens (set to under 2x) + a diffused MT-26EX-RT with a Kaiser adjustable flash shoe on the "A" head (the key), E-TTL metering, -1 FEC). This is a single, uncropped, frame taken hand held. In post I used Topaz Sharpen AI and Clarity in that order.